Unveiling Secrets: Claudia Castro Luna Reveals the Hidden Story Behind The Flowers Along the Way
SR: As a child you were influenced by your Abuela’s religiosity, her spirituality, and her veneration of the “unseen realm.” I was mesmerized by this paragraph: “The world of ritual, of reverence, the mystery of the unknown, the existence of God, being in a dark, quiet space with traces of incense was pure magic to me. The realm of spirit pulled me hard.” How has religion evolved for you?
CCL: What I most treasured, what I was after, even as a child, was the world of spirit. For my grandmother, a spiritual world did not exist outside of religion — for her it was all inside the Catholic church. I wanted to be like her. In El Salvador, daily life is marked by religion. Catholicism back then had such a hold on people’s bodies and imagination — even on their intellectual selves. But my parents were not religious, and I did not grow up in a religious household. Later in life I decided to become a Catholic to be in communion with my grandmother; it was one way to be close to her. Spirituality brings people together. Religion divides people.
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